diff --git a/config/kernel-set-fs-pwd.m4 b/config/kernel-set-fs-pwd.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index d5565b42cb..0000000000
--- a/config/kernel-set-fs-pwd.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 3.9 API change
-dnl # set_fs_pwd takes const struct path *
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_FS_PWD_WITH_CONST],
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="-Werror"
-	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether set_fs_pwd() requires const struct path *])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/spinlock.h>
-		#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
-		#include <linux/path.h>
-		void (*const set_fs_pwd_func)
-			(struct fs_struct *, const struct path *)
-			= set_fs_pwd;
-	],[
-		return 0;
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SET_FS_PWD_WITH_CONST, 1,
-			[set_fs_pwd() needs const path *])
-	],[
-		ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-			#include <linux/spinlock.h>
-			#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
-			#include <linux/path.h>
-			void (*const set_fs_pwd_func)
-				(struct fs_struct *, struct path *)
-				= set_fs_pwd;
-		],[
-			return 0;
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-		],[
-			AC_MSG_ERROR(unknown)
-		])
-	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index eed712ca81..78d3a90a7f 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CONFIG
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CTL_NAME
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PDE_DATA
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_FS_PWD_WITH_CONST
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_2ARGS_VFS_FSYNC
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FS_STRUCT_SPINLOCK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KUIDGID_T
diff --git a/module/spl/spl-vnode.c b/module/spl/spl-vnode.c
index ef5f605404..11b5e4e5a2 100644
--- a/module/spl/spl-vnode.c
+++ b/module/spl/spl-vnode.c
@@ -643,11 +643,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(areleasef);
 
 
 static void
-#ifdef HAVE_SET_FS_PWD_WITH_CONST
-vn_set_fs_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, const struct path *path)
-#else
 vn_set_fs_pwd(struct fs_struct *fs, struct path *path)
-#endif /* HAVE_SET_FS_PWD_WITH_CONST */
 {
 	struct path old_pwd;